10-07-2015, 11:11 AM
Settle down, settle down.
Yes, one moronic cyclist is enough to tar all cyclists with the same brush. This is human nature. Feel free to replace 'cyclist' with 'driver' or 'pedestrian'. It is only fallacy if you fail to acknowledge the bias, which we all seem able to do, so let's move on.
Cyclists move differently than cars. Ditto trucks and buses. My view on this is that putting up with these is the price of admission for living in this community within this society.
Similarly to how we need to accept that living in a community means putting up with some people drying clothes on a line or painting their house plaid, so do we need to accept that different people need or want to transport themselves and their goods differently. This is getting dangerously close to 'if you don't like it, then move' which is an argument I don't like for many reasons (chief amongst them is that not everyone, and especially the under-privileged, _can_ move), but in this case you can't escape society by moving.
If you live in society you must pay your taxes. Nobody gets a pass on this.
If you live in society you must put up with cyclists. Nobody gets a pass on this. Feel free to replace 'cyclists' with 'proselytizers' 'cars' 'buses' or 'politicians'.
"If you live in society" still sounds like a choice. You can't not. So my approach is to accept it as best I can. Grit your teeth about the cyclist/driver/bus/politician and report them using appropriate channels if they break the law. Otherwise, just remember that the community you live in is worth the price.
Yes, one moronic cyclist is enough to tar all cyclists with the same brush. This is human nature. Feel free to replace 'cyclist' with 'driver' or 'pedestrian'. It is only fallacy if you fail to acknowledge the bias, which we all seem able to do, so let's move on.
Cyclists move differently than cars. Ditto trucks and buses. My view on this is that putting up with these is the price of admission for living in this community within this society.
Similarly to how we need to accept that living in a community means putting up with some people drying clothes on a line or painting their house plaid, so do we need to accept that different people need or want to transport themselves and their goods differently. This is getting dangerously close to 'if you don't like it, then move' which is an argument I don't like for many reasons (chief amongst them is that not everyone, and especially the under-privileged, _can_ move), but in this case you can't escape society by moving.
If you live in society you must pay your taxes. Nobody gets a pass on this.
If you live in society you must put up with cyclists. Nobody gets a pass on this. Feel free to replace 'cyclists' with 'proselytizers' 'cars' 'buses' or 'politicians'.
"If you live in society" still sounds like a choice. You can't not. So my approach is to accept it as best I can. Grit your teeth about the cyclist/driver/bus/politician and report them using appropriate channels if they break the law. Otherwise, just remember that the community you live in is worth the price.